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Submittals, Submittals, Submittals
CSI's Specifying Practice Group met to debate why contractor submittals are required, how submittals are classified, and the A/E's responsibilities...
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"Right" or "Not Wrong" - Choose Your Specs Wisely
"Limiting the scope of the spec writers may save a few thousand dollars during the design phase, but it can result in expensive conflicts after...
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Give Me a Good Spec!
I was reminded recently about a quote from our client that I first heard years ago.
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Collecting Project Spec Data - What Works?
The July 1st CSI Specifying Practice Group meeting focused on how to collect project data required to write specifications. Group members Louis...
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PPD: Deliverable Document and Powerful Design Tool
What do you use to describe your design projects? Will owners, lenders, estimators and others understand the design intent? Traditional methods rely...
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Profit from Quality Assurance Reviews
Why should you consider an independent document review?
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Simple Collaboration Tools are Key
Today, even small design and construction projects can have large design teams with many contributing consultants. Managing the work of so many...